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  • ABOUT
    • BIOGRAPHY
    • FORUM
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    • 1933-1959
    • 1960s
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    • 1990s
    • 2000s
    • ALL
  • MUSIC
    • STUDIO ALBUMS
    • LIVE SESSIONS
    • SINGLES/EPs
    • SHEET MUSIC
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    • VIDEOS
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    1933-1959
    FEBRUARY 1933: Birth Certificate & Birthplace

    30 E. Livingston Street in Tryon, NC:

    MAY 1941: Eunice Waymon, age 8

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – May of 1941:

    1943 - 1950: Recital Announcements

    Eunice – ages 12, 14, 16, and 17:

     

    Eunice’s first recital, Saint Luke C.M.E. Church, age 10.

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – April 24, 1943:

     

    Recital at Garrison Chapel Baptist Church, age 10.

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – May 15, 1943:

     

    Recital at Saint Luke C.M.E. Church’s Autumn Bazar, age 13.

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – November 8, 1946:

     

    Recital at Saint Luke C.M.E. Church, age 14.

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – August 19, 1947:

     

    Fundraising recital  in the Mazzanovich Studio, age 16.

     

    Glee Club of Allen High School Wins Honors

    Asheville Citizen-Times – April 3, 1949:

     

    Recital at Lanier Library in Tryon, age 16.

    Tryon Daily Bulletin – July 31, 1949:

     

    Recital at Allen High School in Asheville, NC

    Asheville Citizen-Times – May 14, 1950:

    MAY 1950: Eunice Graduates High School

    Report card:

    Asheville Citizen-Times – May 31, 1950: 

    FEBRUARY 1954: New Century Auditorium

    Recital at New Century Auditorium in Philadelphia, age 20.

    JUNE 1955: Midtown Bar

    Atlantic City Press – June 3, 1955:

    Midtown Bar and Grill in Atlantic City was the venue of Eunice’s first public appearance and performance under the name “Nina Simone.” 

    She created her moniker by combining the nickname ‘Nina’ from a childhood boyfriend and ‘Simone’ from French actress Simone Signoret. Her initial reason for performing under this name was that she didn’t want her strict parents to discover the types of music she was playing and the venues in which she was performing, fearing that they’d disapprove of both.

    Despite training for years to become a classical pianist, she began playing in clubs to support herself and was told that she’d also be expected to sing when she performed. 

    DECEMBER 1958: Billboard Listing of Nina's 1st Album

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    1959: Nina Photographed By Herb Snitzer


    JANUARY 1959: Various Press

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    Philadelphia Inquirer:

    FEBRUARY 1959: Various Press

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    Cash Box:

    MARCH 1959: Billboard Review of Nina's 1st Album

    Billboard – March 16th:

    MARCH 1959: Various Press

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    Wilkes Barre Times Leader:

    APRIL 1959: Apollo Theater

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    APRIL 1959: Village Gate

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    MAY 1959: Village Gate

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    MAY 1959: Various Press

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    Billboard:

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    JUNE 1959: Various Press

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    Billboard:

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    JULY 1959: Village Vanguard

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    Billboard concert review:

    JULY 1959: Various Press

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    Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph:

     Van Nuys News:

    Billboard:

    Cash Box:

    AUGUST 1959: Playboy Jazz Festival

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    Jet Magazine – 7/30/59:

    AUGUST 1959: Various Press

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    New York Age:

    Billboard:

    Vineland Daily Journal:

    San Franciso Examiner:

    Cash Box:

    Jet Magazine – 8/6/59:

    SEPTEMBER 1959: Town Hall

    Cash Box – September 5th:

    Daily News – September 6th:

    New York Times – September 14th:

    Nina photographed on stage and backstage by Herb Snitzer:

    Nina and Redd Foxx photographed backstage by G. Marshall Wilson:

    SEPTEMBER 1959: Various Press

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    Disc Magazine:

    Cash Box:

    Los Angeles Times:

    Billboard:

    United Press International:

    Ottawa Journal:

    OCTOBER 1959: LA Jazz Festival

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    Los Angeles Times – August 22nd:

    Cash Box – September 12th:

    Cash Box – September 26th:

    OCTOBER 1959: Riptide Club

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    OCTOBER 1959: Various Press

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    Billboard:

    Orlando Evening Star:

    Disc Magazine:

    New York Age:

    Cash Box:

    NOVEMBER 1959: Masonic Auditorium

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    NOVEMBER 1959: Longshore Auditorium

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    San Mateo Times:

    San Francisco Examiner:

    Oakland Tribune:

    Jet Magazine – 12/3/59:

    NOVEMBER 1959: Interlude

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    NOVEMBER 1959: Downbeat Club

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    NOVEMBER 1959: Various Press

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    Cash Box:

    Tampa Bay Times:

    Express and News:

    United Press International:

    Newspaper Enterprise Association:

    DECEMBER 1959: Blue Note

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    Jet Magazine – 12/24/59:

    DECEMBER 1959: Playboy's Penthouse

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    DECEMBER 1959: Town House

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    Nina was forced to cancel this and other performances due to illness.

    DECEMBER 1959: Copacabana

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    Some or all of these scheduled performances may have been canceled due to illness Nina suffered from around this time.

    DECEMBER 1959: Ebony

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    DECEMBER 1959: Various Press

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    Sydney Morning Herald:

    Billboard:

    Cash Box:

    1960-1969
    JANUARY 1960: Village Vanguard

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    JANUARY 1960: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 1/7/60:

    Daily Oklahoman:

    FEBRUARY 1960: The 20 Grand

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    FEBRUARY 1960: Various Press

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    Newspaper Enterprise Association:

    Sydney Morning Herald:

    MARCH 1960: San Francisco Civic Auditorium

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    MARCH 1960: Today Show

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    MARCH 1960: Town Hall

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    MARCH 1960: Rogue

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    MARCH 1960: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 3/3/60:

    Daily Reporter:

    APRIL 1960: Copley Square Hotel

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    APRIL 1960: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 4/7/60:

    MAY 1960: Ed Sullivan Show

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    Photography by Michael Ochs:

    JUNE 1960: Magnolia Ballroom

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    JUNE 1960: Newport Jazz Festival

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    Nina performs “Little Liza Jane” at the 7th Annual Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island:

    Sydney Morning Herald:

    JUNE 1960: Various Press

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    Alabama Tribune:

    JULY 1960: Village Gate

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    JULY 1960: Atlantic City Coliseum

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    JULY 1960: French Lick Jazz Festival

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    (This festival was canceled due to the violence at Newport earlier in the year.)

    JULY 1960: Various Press

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    New York Citizen-Call:

    AUGUST 1960: Flame Show Bar

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    AUGUST 1960: American Jazz Festival

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    AUGUST 1960: Boston Jazz Festival

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    Billboard – August 8, 1960:

    AUGUST 1960: Quaker City Jazz Festival

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    AUGUST 1960: Various Press

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    Detroit Free Press:

    SEPTEMBER 1960: Pittsburgh Modern Music Festival

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    SEPTEMBER 1960: Ed Sullivan Show

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    SEPTEMBER 1960: Lake Meadows Club

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    OCTOBER 1960: Sepia

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    OCTOBER 1960: Hunter College

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    New York Times – October 22, 1960:

    Daily News – October 21, 1960:

    NOVEMBER 1960: Baker's Keyboard

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    NOVEMBER 1960: Various Press

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    Tucson Daily Citizen:

    DECEMBER 1960: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 12/29/60:

    DECEMBER 1960: Various Press

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    Raleigh News & Observer:

    JANUARY 1961: Carnegie Hall (Pittsburgh)

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    JANUARY 1961: Village Vanguard

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    Variety:

    FEBRUARY 1961: Apollo Theater

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    Jet Magazine – 3/9/61:

    FEBRUARY 1961: Chapel Hill

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    FEBRUARY 1961: Shriver Hall

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    MARCH 1961: Round Table

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    Jet Magazine 4/13/61:

    APRIL 1961: Village Gate

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    Nina’s contract to perform at The Village Gate in NYC:

    Jet Magazine – 4/20/61:

    APRIL 1961: Masonic Auditorium

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    MAY 1961: Carnegie Hall

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    MAY 1961: Blue Angel

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    JUNE 1961: Madison Square Garden

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    Jet Magazine 4/6/61:

    Jet Magazine – 6/29/61:

    George Shearing, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich at Madison Square Garden (by Michael Ochs):

    JUNE 1961: Pep's / Polio Hospitalization

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    Jet Magazine – 7/13/61:

    Jet Magazine – 7/20/61:

    JUNE 1961: Various Press

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    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

    JULY 1961: Congress of Racial Equality

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    JULY 1961: Various Press

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    The Record:

    Press and Sun Bulletin:

    AUGUST 1961: American Jazz Festival

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    Free Press concert review:

    AUGUST 1961: Camera Three

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    Footage released as part of Kultur – Live in 61 & 62 DVD:

    AUGUST 1961: Various Press

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    Calgary Herald:

    SEPTEMBER 1961: Pep's

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    SEPTEMBER 1961: Various Press

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    Dayton Daily News:

    OCTOBER 1961: Town Hall

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    Jet Magazine – 10/26/61:

    OCTOBER 1961: Jazz with Father O'Connor

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    NOVEMBER 1961: Apollo Theater

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    NOVEMBER 1961: Village Gate

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    DECEMBER 1961: Nina Marries Andrew Stroud

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    Jet Magazine – 12/21/61:

    Various press:

    DECEMBER 1961: African-American Cultural Exchange

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    Ebony Magazine:

    Nina arrives in Lagos:

    Jet Magazine – 12/21/61:

    Jet Magazine – 1/4/62:

    Jet Magazine – 3/8/62:

    Letter from Nina to husband Andy Stroud:

    The Pittsburgh Courier:

    Various press:

    DECEMBER 1961: Carnegie Hall

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    DECEMBER 1961: Various Press

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    The Gazette:

    FEBRUARY 1962: Various Press

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    Tampa Bay Times:

    Miami Herald:

    MARCH 1962: Various Press

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    Asbury Park Press:

    APRIL 1962: Various Press

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    Philadelphia Daily News:

    MAY & JUNE 1962: Village Gate

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    Nina’s contract to perform at The Village Gate in NYC:

    MAY 1962: Various Press

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    Daily Journal:

    AUGUST 1962: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 8/16/62:

     

    SEPTEMBER 1962: Nina Gives Birth

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    Jet Magazine – 3/15/62:

    Jet Magazine – 10/4/62:

    Jet Magazine – 4/25/63:


    New York Daily News – 5/6/63:

    NOVEMBER 1962: Camera Three

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    Footage released as part of Kultur – Live in 61 & 62 DVD:

    NOVEMBER 1962: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 11/29/62:

    DECEMBER 1962: Various Press

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    Sydney Morning Herald:

    JANUARY 1963: Washington & Lee University

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    FEBRUARY 1963: Sir John Hotel

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    FEBRUARY 1963: Municipal Auditorium

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    FEBRUARY 1963: Sutherland Lounge

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    MARCH 1963: Sheraton Hotel

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    APRIL 1963: DownBeat

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    APRIL 1963: Carnegie Hall

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    Carnegie Hall concert program:

    Jet Magazine – 4/4/63:

    New York Times concert review:

    APRIL 1963: Various Press

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    Orlando Evening Star:

    JUNE 1963: Manhattan Center

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    JULY 1963: Newport Jazz Festival

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    New York Times:

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    Jet Magazine – 7/18/63:

    JULY 1963: Village Gate

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    AUGUST 1963: Forest Hills

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    AUGUST 1963: Miles College - Salute To Freedom

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    Jet Magazine – 8/22/63:

    AUGUST 1963: Ohio Valley Jazz Festival

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    AUGUST 1963: Minor Key

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    AUGUST 1963: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 8/16/53:

    The Charlotte News:

    SEPTEMBER 1963: Village Gate

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    SEPTEMBER 1963: Small's Paradise West

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    OCTOBER 1963: Mike Douglas Show

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    OCTOBER 1963: Leo's Casino

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    OCTOBER 1963: Apollo Theater

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    Nina’s contract to perform at The Apollo Theater:

    OCTOBER 1963: Various Press

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    Raleigh News & Observer:

    NOVEMBER 1963: Carnegie Hall

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    NOVEMBER 1963: Folk & Jazz Wing Ding Tour

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    November 15th – Baltimore Polytechnic Institute:

    November 16th – Lehigh University (Pennsylvania):

    November 17th – Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey):

    The final three concerts of this tour were canceled due to the assassination of JFK.

    Jet Magazine – 12/12/63:

    November 22nd – Dartmouth College (New Hampshire):

    November 23rd – University of Vermont:

    November 24th – Syracuse University (New York):

    NOVEMBER 1963: Boston Symphony Hall

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    NOVEMBER 1963: Academy of Music

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    JANUARY 1964: Salem College

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    (Footage was filmed on December 10, 1963)

    JANUARY 1964: Congress of Racial Equality - JFK Memorial

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    FEBRUARY 1964: Nina Signs With Philips

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    Jet Magazine – 2/20/64:

    Cash Box:

    FEBRUARY & MARCH 1964: Folk & Jazz Wing Ding Tour

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    February 14th – Northeastern University (Boston):

    February 17th – University of Pennsylvania: 

    February 18th – Indiana State College:

    February 21st – Morningside College (Iowa):

    February 22nd – Stepan Center (University of Notre Dame, Indiana):

    February 24th – South Macomb Community College (Michigan):

    February 25th – Michigan State University:

    March 1st – Northern Illinois University:

    March 2nd – Hamline University (Minnesota):

    March 4th – Emporia State University (Kansas):

    March 6th – Nebraska Wesleyan University:

    March 13th – University of Dayton (Ohio):

    MARCH 1964: Carnegie Hall

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    Jet Magazine – 4/9/64:

    APRIL 1964: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 4/23/64:

    APRIL 1964: Various Press

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    MAY 1964: Johnny Carson

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    JUNE 1964: Village Gate

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    JULY 1964: Basin Street East

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    JULY 1964: Various Press

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    AUGUST 1964: Music Circus

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    Jet Magazine – 8/20/64:

    AUGUST 1964: Various Press

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    SEPTEMBER 1964: Hollywood Bowl

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    Valley Times:

     

    SEPTEMBER 1964: Masonic Auditorium

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    San Francisco Examiner concert review:

    SEPTEMBER 1964: Steve Allen Show

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    Pittsburgh Courier: 

    SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 1964: Tour with Harry James

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    September 18th – Bushnell Memorial:

    September 19th – Boston Symphony:

    September 20th – Carnegie Hall:

    September 24th – Wagon Wheels Club:

    September 25th – Three Rivers Inn:

    October 2nd – St. Joseph’s College:

    October 3rd – Endicott IBM Club:

    October 5th – Place des Arts:

    October 8th – Davenport Masonic Temple:

    October 9th – KRNT Theater:

    October 10th – Kansas State University:

    OCTOBER 1964: World's Fair

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    OCTOBER 1964: Temple University

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    NOVEMBER 1964: University of Tennessee

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    NOVEMBER 1964: Wesleyan University

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    NOVEMBER 1964: Various Press

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    New York Times:

    DECEMBER 1964: Hollywood Palladium

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    DECEMBER 1964: Various Press

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    The Times:

    “Starring Nina Simone…” Lawsuit:

    Jet Magazine – 1/14/65: 

    Lawsuit settlement – 2/65:

    JANUARY 1965: Debonair

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    JANUARY 1965: Carnegie Hall

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    New York Times concert review:

    Jet Magazine – 1/28/65:

    JANUARY 1965: Death of Lorraine Hansberry

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    Lorraine Hansberry, friend and mentor of Nina Simone, died on January 12, 1965. Ms. Hansberry was a playwright and writer. She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun, highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago. Following her death, Nina took one of Ms. Hansberry’s unfinished works and turned it into her song To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

    Nina performs at Lorraine Hansberry’s funeral:

    Nina and Lorraine:

    JANUARY 1965: Wooster Winter Carnival

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    JANUARY 1965: Les Crane Show

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    JANUARY 1965: Various Press

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    Philadelphia Daily News: 

    FEBRUARY 1965: Kenyon College

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    FEBRUARY 1965: Grinnell College

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    FEBRUARY 1965: Harlem YMCA

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    MARCH 1965: West Chester State College

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    MARCH 1965: Franklin & Marshall College

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    MARCH 1965: Hampton Institute

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    MARCH 1965: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 3/18/65:

    MARCH 1965: Stars For Freedom

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    During the Selma-to-Montgomery March, Nina performed on 3/24/65 alongside other musicians such as Tony Bennett, Joan Baez, Sammy Davis Jr., Frankie Laine, and Harry Belafonte:

    Jet Magazine – 4/8/65:

    York Daily Record:

    APRIL 1965: Philharmonic Hall

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    Jet Magazine – 4/1/65:

    APRIL 1965: Hunter College

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    New York Times concert review:

    APRIL 1965: Miami University

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    APRIL 1965: Apollo Theater

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    Jet Magazine – 4/29/65:

    APRIL 1965: Lafayette College

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    APRIL 1965: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 4/1/65:

    Jet Magazine – 4/29/65:

    Tampa Bay Times:

    MAY 1965: Cornell University

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    MAY 1965: Baylor University

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    MAY 1965: Merv Griffin

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    MAY 1965: Various Press

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    New Musical Express:

    JUNE 1965: Charade

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    JUNE 1965: Various Press

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    Pittsburgh Courier:

    JUNE & JULY 1965: 1st European Tour

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    Billboard:

    Jet Magazine – 6/24/65:

    Pittsburgh Courier:

    June 26th – Nina and Lisa at JFK:

    Nina, Lisa, and Andy in Trafalgar Square:

    “London Hospitality”:

    London photoshoot:

    Billboard:

    More from Philips party in Stanhope/Hyde Park:

    June 28th through July 10th – Annie’s Room performances:

    July 2nd & July 16th – Ready, Steady, Go:

    July 24th – Antibes (France):

    July 31st – Comblain-la-Tour (Belgium):

    August 1st – Koblenz (Germany):

    Jet Magazine – 7/22/65:

    AUGUST 1965: Music Circus

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    SEPTEMBER 1965: Monterey Jazz Festvial

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    SEPTEMBER 1965: Cadillac Sho Bar

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    SEPTEMBER 1965: Ebony

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    SEPTEMBER 1965: Jazz Hot

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    SEPTEMBER 1965: Various Press

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    Raleigh News & Observer:

    Record Mirror:

    “Sings Porgy” & “Second Album” Lawsuit:

    Jet Magazine – 3/17/66:

    OCTOBER 1965: Purple Grotto Jazz

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    OCTOBER 1965: Troubadour

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    LA Times concert review:

    Los Angeles Free Press:

    OCTOBER 1965: Lloyd Thaxton

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    OCTOBER 1965: Adams West Theatre

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    NOVEMBER 1965: Hungry I Club

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    SF Examiner concert review:

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin concert review:

    DECEMBER 1965: 2nd European Tour

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    Jet Magazine – 12/23/65:

    Various press:

    December 11th – Performance for Swedish TV program, ‘De Ju Haven’:

    December 14th – Interview at Hilton in Amsterdam:

    December 25th – Mickery Theater in Loenersloot: 

    Returning to US:

    DECEMBER 1965: Various Press

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    JANUARY 1966: Carnegie Hall

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    Concert was originally scheduled for 1/22 at Town Hall:

    JANUARY 1966: Various Press

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    Record Mirror:

    FEBRUARY 1966: Haverford College

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    FEBRUARY 1966: Morris Civic Auditorium

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    FEBRUARY 1966: East End Club

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    FEBRUARY 1966: Various Press

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    Daily News:

    MARCH 1966: Square East

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    Jet Magazine – 3/31/66:

    Jet Magazine – 4/21/66:

    Various press:

    MARCH 1966: Spotlight

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    Jet Magazine – 2/10/66:

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    MARCH 1966: Various Press

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    St. Petersburg Times:

    Green Bay Press-Gazette:

    APRIL 1966: Paladium Club

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    MAY 1966: Atlanta Jazz Festival

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    The Nashville Tennessean concert review:

    Raleigh News and Observer concert review:

    Jet Magazine – 7/7/66:

    MAY 1966: Various Press

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    Chicago Daily News:

    JUNE 1966: Stars Salute The Mississippi March

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    Jet Magazine – 7/7/66:

    JULY 1966: Newport Jazz Festival

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    Daily News concert reviews:

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    Hackensack Record concert review:

    Los Angeles Times concert review:

    Lancaster New Era concert review:

    Oakland Tribune concert review:

    JULY 1966: Pittsburgh Jazz Festival

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    JULY 1966: The Starlite

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    JULY 1966: Manhasset Park

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    JULY 1966: Barn Arts Center

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    JULY 1966: Various Press

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    Pittsburgh Courier:

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    Hazelton Standard-Speaker:

    AUGUST 1966: Rheingold Central Park Music Festival

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    Jet Magazine – 7/14/66:

    AUGUST 1966: Merv Griffin

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    AUGUST 1966: Berkshire Music Barn

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    Jet Magazine – 7/14/66:

    Jet Magazine – 8/11/66:

    SEPTEMBER 1966: Hotel Americana

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    SEPTEMBER 1966: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 9/22/66:

    Pittsburgh Courier:

    Daily News:

    OCTOBER 1966: Pacific Jazz Festival

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    OCTOBER 1966: Jazz At Home Club

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    Jet Magazine – 11/3/66:

    OCTOBER 1966: Press Photographers Ball

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    NOVEMBER 1966: Masonic Auditorium

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    Concert was postponed due to weather:

    NOVEMBER 1966: Merv Griffin

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    NOVEMBER 1966: Academy of Music

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    NOVEMBER 1966: Philharmonic Hall

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    New York Times concert review:

    NOVEMBER 1966: Nina Signs With RCA

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    NOVEMBER 1966: Lennie's On The Turnpike

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    NOVEMBER 1966: 40th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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    NOVEMBER 1966: Various Press

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    Philadelphia Daily News:

    DECEMBER 1966: Masonic Auditorium

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    Jet Magazine – 12/1/66:

    DECEMBER 1966: Rutgers University

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    DECEMBER 1966: 1st RCA Recording Session

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    DECEMBER 1966: Various Press

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    Asbury Park Press:

    JANUARY 1967: Village Gate

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    JANUARY 1967: Troubadour

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    Los Angeles Times concert review:

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    JANUARY 1967: Various Press

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    Melody Maker:

    FEBRUARY 1967: Tour with Bill Cosby

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    February 13th – Kiel Convention Hall:

    February 14th – Pittsburgh Civic Arena:

    February 16th – University of Dayton:

    February 17th – Rochester War Memorial:

    February 18th – Philharmonic Hall:

    February 20th – Baltimore Civic Center:

    February 23rd – Cobo Arena:

    February 24th – Boston Winterfest: 

    FEBRUARY 1967: Hungry I Club

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    FEBRUARY 1967: Various Press

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    Quad-City Times:

    Los Angeles Times:

    MARCH 1967: Village Theatre

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    MARCH 1967: Westbury Music Fair

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    MARCH 1967: Various Press

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    Melody Maker:

    Pensacola News Journal:

    Boston Globe:

    Appleton Post-Crescent:

    APRIL 1967: European Tour (with Dick Gregory)

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    Jet Magazine – 4/20/67:

    April 14th – The Guildhall (Portsmouth): 

    April 16th – Colston Hall (Bristol):

    April 18th – Free Trade Hall (Manchester):

    April 19th – Royal Albert Hall (London):

    April 20th – Town Hall (Birmingham):

    April 22nd – The Upper Cut (London):

    April 23rd – RamJam Club (London):

    April 26th – ORTF Tilt Magazine (Paris):

    London photoshoots with photographer Tony Gale:

    Holland:

    Photos from tour:

    APRIL 1967: Longhorn Jazz Festival

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    APRIL 1967: Various Press

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    New Musical Express:

    El Paso Times:

    Appleton Post-Crescent:

    Melody Maker:

    MAY 1967: The Blues Bag

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    Chicago Tribune concert review:

    MAY 1967: Cellar Door

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    MAY 1967: Various Press

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    Paterson Morning Call:

    Miami Herald:

    JUNE 1967: Atlanta Jazz Festival

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    JUNE 1967: Walker Art Center

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    Minneapolis Tribune concert review:

    JUNE 1967: Masonic Auditorium

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    JUNE 1967: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 6/1/67:

    Daily News:

    JULY 1967: Newport Jazz Festival

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    JULY 1967: Rheingold Central Park Music Festival

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    JULY 1967: Barn Arts Center

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    JULY 1967: The Joey Bishop Show

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    Jet Magazine – 8/3/67:

    Various press:

    JULY 1967: Shrine Auditorium

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    AUGUST 1967: Schlitz Salute To Jazz Tour

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    August 3rd – Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis):

    August 4th – Memphis Jazz Festival:

    August 5th – Ohio Valley Jazz Festival (Cincinnati):

    August 6th – Cleveland Jazz Festival: 

    August 11th – Civic Opera House (Chicago):

    August 12th – Buffalo Jazz Festival:

    August 13th – Cobo Arena (Detroit):

    AUGUST 1967: NARA Award - Female Jazz Singer of the Year

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    Jet Magazine – 8/24/67:

    Jet Magazine 8/31/67:

    AUGUST 1967: Gala-Abend der Schallplatte

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    Nina performed live at a gala in Berlin to mark the beginning of color television in Germany.

    SEPTEMBER 1967: Jazz Runs At Laurel / Washington-Baltimore Jazz Festival

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    Baltimore Sun concert review:

    SEPTEMBER 1967: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 9/28/67:

    SEPTEMBER 1967: Various Press

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    Detroit Free Press:

    OCTOBER 1967: Caesar's Palace

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    Jet Magazine – 11/9/67:

    OCTOBER 1967: DownBeat

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    OCTOBER 1967: Jazz at Home Club

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    NOVEMBER 1967: Jazz at UCLA

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    Los Angeles Times concert review:

    NOVEMBER 1967: Village Gate

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    Jet Magazine – 11/30/67:

    NOVEMBER 1967: Pat Boone in Hollywood

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    DECEMBER 1967: United Negro College Fund Benefit

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    Wilmington Evening Journal concert review:

     

    DECEMBER 1967: Various Press

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    JANUARY 1968: Indiana University

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    This concert was canceled due to illness:

    JANUARY 1968: Carnegie Hall

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    New York Times concert review:

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    Jet Magazine – 1/25/68:

    Jet Magazine – 2/1/68:

    JANUARY 1968: Gala du Midem

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    (Marché International du Disque et de l’Edition Musicale)

    JANUARY 1968: Masonic Auditorium

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    JANUARY 1968: Marty's On The Hill

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    JANUARY 1968: DownBeat

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    FEBRUARY 1968: Los Angeles Sports Arena

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    FEBRUARY 1968: Woody Woodbury Show

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    FEBRUARY 1968: Hungry I Club

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    Oakland Tribune concert review:

    FEBRUARY 1968: 10th Annual GRAMMY Awards

    Nina was nominated in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category for ‘You’ll Go To Hell’.

    Aretha Franklin won that year with her song ‘Respect’.

    FEBRUARY 1968: Various Press

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    Jet Magazine – 2/2/68:

    Honolulu Star-Bulletin:

    FEBRUARY & MARCH 1968: Marco Polo

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    Vancouver Sun concert reviews:

    The Province concert review:

    Richmond Review:

    MARCH 1968: Troubadour

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    Los Angeles Times concert review:

    MARCH 1968: Harlem YMCA

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    Jet Magazine – 3/21/68:

     

    MARCH 1968: Various Press

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    Philadelphia Daily News:

    APRIL 1968: Dick Cavett Show

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    APRIL 1968: Westbury Music Fair

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    Nina performed at the Westbury Music Fair on April 7th, three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Nina’s performance included a song she penned in MLK’s honor, “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)”. What became known as the ‘MLK Suite’ was included on her album ‘Nuff Said. 

    APRIL 1968: Paul's Mall

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    Boston Globe concert review:

    APRIL 1968: Massachusetts Democratic Cabaret Ball

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    APRIL 1968: Fisk University Arts Festival

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    APRIL 1968: Cherry Hill Inn

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    APRIL 1968: Brooklyn Academy of Music

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